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What shocked you the most when you first moved out of home?
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I ran away from home when I was 16. I was told just about every day that i was 'in for a surprise when you hit the real world' that 'the real world is going to tear you apart' that 'the real world is going to eat you alive' but the reality was quite the opposite. Outside of home other people were largely reasonable. Things were well documented and you could figure out things like trains and busses and jobs by just reading and paying attention and asking questions. Living without being abused was as delightful as I dreamed it might be and what shocked me the most was how easy it was to get by compared to home life.